flea comb

Pet grooming tool

A flea comb is a fine-toothed comb designed to remove fleas and their eggs from an animal's fur.

The teeth are spaced closely enough to catch the tiny parasites while passing through the coat: She ran a flea comb through the cat's fur and found three fleas.

Related
  • groomingSelf-care for appearance
  • pet groomingMaintaining animal hygiene
  • petDomesticated household companion
  • dogDomesticated barking mammal
  • catSmall furry housepet

stray cat · fur · brush · teeth · fine-toothed · parasites · itching · itchy skin · scratching · nits · lice · eggs · coat · pests · picking · metal · tines · infestation

Categories
Opposites
tooth spacing/density

flea combwide-tooth comb

Sparse-tined hair grooming implement

detangling comb · pick comb

grooming function

flea combdetangling brush

Tool for smoothing snarled hair

bristle brush · grooming brush · curry comb

Family

flea, comb, fleas, combs, combed, combing, combings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G